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Google Career Certificates
Affordable, 100% online Google Career Certificates offered through Purdue are self-paced and require no prerequisites or prior experience.
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Google Career Certificates
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Learn in-demand career skills from Google experts and industry professionals 100% online. Hone your skills in project management, digital marketing and e-commerce, email marketing, fundamentals of IT support, data analytics, cybersecurity and more.
These 100% online certificates offer flexible, on-demand learning that moves at your own pace. With just 10 hours a week of study time, you can finish a certificate in less than six months. No prior experience or degree necessary.
Google reports that 75% of certificate graduates experience positive career outcomes such as new job opportunities, promotions, or raises, within 6 months after certificate completion.
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Google Career Certificates available through Purdue University boost your career with job-ready, in-demand tech skills
After successfully completing a course, you will earn a certificate and digital badge to post to your LinkedIn profile or other platforms, validating your newly attained knowledge and skills.
You also have the option to purchase a full year of access for your program of choice for $249 or a monthly (30-day) subscription access for $39 per month. Each course below has a link to the full-year subscription option per course.
The year-long option also is available as a gift certificate for employers purchasing for employees. Questions concerning multiple gift certificate purchase and discounts should be emailed to: poapply@purdue.edu.
Prepare for the CompTIA Security+ exam, the industry-leading certification for cybersecurity roles. This fully online program provides the skills you need for an entry-level job in cybersecurity, even if you don’t have prior experience. You’ll use industry standard tools like Python, Linux, SQL, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). The course can also help with preparing professionals for the Security+ exam.
Lightcast reports 213,000 job openings in cybersecurity with a $100,000 median U.S. salary.
You’ll learn about:
- Programming for cybersecurity tasks
- Frameworks and controls that inform security operations
- Using security information and event management (SIEM) tools for cybersecurity
- Detecting and responding to incidents using an intrusion detection system
- Performing packet capture and analysis
Modules include
- Foundations of Cybersecurity
- Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks
- Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security
- Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL
- Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
- Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response
- Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python
- Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs
Interested in our Cybersecurity Certification? Register Here.
Want to learn more or see course syllabi? Schedule an appointment or email poapply@purdue.edu.
Gain a working knowledge of essential data analysis platforms — including spreadsheets, SQL, Tableau and R programming — and when to use them in the data lifecycle. You will also develop an understanding of how to translate a business question into a data analysis exercise and to distill findings into actionable takeaways.
This fully online program provides all the skills you need to find an entry-level job in the field of data analytics, even if you don’t have prior experience. There are 295,000 open jobs in data analytics according to Lightcast, and this program provides the experience needed to work as a data analyst, junior data analyst, associate data analyst, operation analyst, and business systems analyst. LightCast also reports a $93,000+ median salary for data analytics roles with 0-5 years experience.
You’ll learn about:
- Data types and structures
- Using data to solve problems
- How to analyze data
- Data storytelling with visualizations
- Using R programming to supercharge your analysis
Modules include
- Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere
- Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions
- Prepare Data for Exploration
- Process Data from Dirty to Clean
- Analyze Data to Answer Questions
- Share Data Through the Art of Visualization
- Data Analysis with R Programming
- Google Data Analytics Capstone: Complete a Case Study
Interested in our Data Analytics Certification? Register Here.
Want to learn more or see course syllabi? Schedule an appointment or email poapply@purdue.edu.
This fully online program teaches professionals and entrepreneurs the skills needed to acquire an entry-level job in digital marketing, e-commerce and more, with no prior experience necessary.
You’ll learn popular tools and platforms, such as Canva, Constant Contact, Hootsuite, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Shopify, Twitter, Google Ads, and Google Analytics. This certificate is endorsed by the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s) and the American Advertising Federation (AAF).
You’ll learn about:
- Developing digital marketing and e-commerce strategies
- Attracting and engaging customers through digital marketing channels like search, social media, and email
- Measuring marketing analytics and sharing insights
- Building e-commerce stores, analyzing e-commerce performance, and growing customer loyalty
Modules include:
- Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce
- Attract and Engage Customers with Digital Marketing
- From Likes to Leads: Interact with Customers Online
- Think Outside the Inbox: Email Marketing
- Assess for Success: Marketing Analytics and Measurement
- Make the Sale: Build, Launch, and Manage E-commerce Stores
- Satisfaction Guaranteed: Develop Customer Loyalty Online
Interested in our Digital Marketing & E-Commerce Certification? Register Here.
Want to learn more or see course syllabi? Schedule an appointment or email poapply@purdue.edu.
This fully online program gives you the skills you need to find an entry-level job in the field of IT support, even if you don’t have prior experience. Understand concepts core to all IT support jobs, and learn how to assemble a computer, write effective support documentation, route paths and subnets, manage device software, and more.
You also will get experience working with Linux, cloud computing and command-line interfaces.
Lightcast reports 503,000+ job openings and a $56,000+ median U.S. salary for candidates in IT support, including roles like IT Specialist, Tech Support Specialist, and IT Support Specialist.
You’ll learn about:
- Troubleshooting and customer care
- Networking
- Operating systems
- System administration
- Security
Modules include:
- Technical Support Fundamentals
- The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking
- Operating Systems and You: Becoming a Power User
- System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services
- IT Security: Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts
Interested in our Information Technology Support Certification? Register Here.
Want to learn more or see course syllabi? Schedule an appointment or email poapply@purdue.edu.
Learn how to run traditional and Agile projects and programs from initiation to completion, using a toolbox of templates and artifacts to manage an array of scenarios and project elements, like schedules, budgets, and product requirements.
You will leave the program understanding organizational structure, process improvement, risk management techniques, and communication and leadership styles. Plus, you will earn over 100 education hours that can be used toto qualify for Project Management Institute (PMI)® certifications.
You’ll learn about
- Estimating time and budgets
- Running effective meetings and managing stakeholders
- Identifying and managing risks
- Applying Agile and Scrum frameworks
- Leadership skills and navigating team dynamics
Modules Include:
- Foundations of Project Management
- Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project
- Guide: Project Planning: Putting It All Together
- Guide: Project Execution: Running the Project
- Guide: Agile Project Management
- Applying Project Management in the Real World
Interested in our Project Management Certification? Register Here.
Want to learn more or see course syllabi? Schedule an appointment or email poapply@purdue.edu.
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